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The Undiscovered Country Paperback – February 3, 2018

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sagwan Press (February 3, 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 262 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1376566095
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1376566093
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.1 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.14 x 0.55 x 9.21 inches

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Bomojaz

A novel about spiritualism

Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2005

The story at the center of this book involves a fad of the time it was written - spiritualism. In Boston, Dr. Boynton conducts seances using his faithful, naive, and all-believing daughter Egeria. Edward Ford, who later becomes Egeria's lover and husband, thinks the whole thing is a fraud and tries to expose Boynton. But Boynton and Egeria leave Boston before this can take place, and by accident end up in a Shaker community.

Boynton becomes fascinated with the Shaker religion and sees connections to his own spiritualism in it. Egeria becomes ill and after she recovers Boynton attempts to prove her powers as a medium to the Shakers but fails. He believes Egeria has lost her power while recovering from her illness. Meanwhile Ford has sought Egeria out and tries to convince Boynton that spiritualism is a fake. Ill himself now, Boynton sees his folly, is sorry he has put Egeria through so much, and then dies. Ford and Egeria marry.

Boynton is a sad character, not only because he is convinced for so long that what he is doing is so important, but for what he's forced Egeria to endure as well. Unfortunately, Howells doesn't explore the consequences of this father-daughter relationship beyond what is obvious on the surface. Howells does a good job developing his characters, but what is difficult for the modern reader to deal with seriously is the subject matter. Following the publication of this novel, Howells would enter into his most mature period as a writer.